51 - 60 of 152 results for "rice purchase"

  1. 51. learning | 27 Oct 2010

    Flood damage to rice crops and factories but sugar crop spared

    About agriculture

    By Jon Fernquest

    » Rice sales from government stockpiles have been halted on fears of a shortage.

  2. 52. learning | 22 Feb 2012

    Packaged rice: Over 250 brands

    About retail

    By Jon Fernquest

    » Selling rice in bags marked with a brandname to stores or delivering direct to homes remains a profitable business.

  3. 53. news | 25 Mar 2013

    Rice trade zone to be set up in East

    FOREIGN AFFAIRS

    By Post Reporters, Newspaper section: News

    » The Department of Foreign Trade plans to set up a "rice trade zone" project in the East to process Cambodian rice for export to other countries.

  4. 54. learning | 08 Oct 2010

    Mysterious purchaser of Thai rice stockpile working for Chinese state enterprise

    About agriculture

    By Jon Fernquest

    » The huge rice deal was controversial because of its secretive nature. Now some of the secrets have been revealed.

  5. 55. learning | 10 May 2012

    Royal Ploughing Ceremony

    Easy English news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » Thai rice farmers got some encouragement yesterday morning when soothsayers determined that rice harvests would be good, water adequate and the country would see an abundance of food.

  6. 56. learning | 20 Sep 2010

    Major Thai rice exporter defaults, then secretly returns as nominee in disguise?

    About Business

    By Jon Fernquest

    » Thailand's rice sector at times lacks transparency. Will what actually happened once again remain a mystery as it has in the past?

  7. 57. news | 19 Apr 2013

    Going Against The Grain

    By Vanniya Sriangura, Newspaper section: Life

    » For centuries, rice has been the main, perhaps most glorious, staple in Thai households. Even now, when Italian pasta and Japanese ramen restaurants seem to outnumber eateries offering fine Thai cuisine, no other carbs c...

  8. 58. learning | 09 Nov 2010

    Floods spur rice demand

    About agriculture

    By Jon Fernquest

    » With floods and depleted state stockpiles, buyers around the world have rushed to place orders for Thai rice.

  9. 59. learning | 21 Jul 2011

    Government returns to rice trade

    About agriculture

    By Jon Fernquest

    » Will active government buying, storing, selling rice, using it as collateral for state bank loans, avoid the corruption of the past?

  10. 60. learning | 30 Nov 2010

    Disease threat to rice crop

    About agriculture

    By Jon Fernquest

    » As if drought, flooding and insect infestations were not enough, Thailand's rice crop is now threatened by the risk of a fungus spreading and wiping out crops.

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